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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8831240" data-attributes="member: 6790260">You will need to think like a historian.What was orc and goblin culture like before they engaged in raiding? Without that, you cannot know who they are, what they value. There must surely have been a time when they were internally self-sufficient, even if they are not or cannot be now.Is there some problem which is pushing them to this behavior? Sometimes, some cultures raid because it is useful to them, but other times, they do so because they are living a marginal existence and might not survive if they did not do so.Even raiders cannot raid 24/7. What do they do in winter? What do they do in off-years? How do they treat powerful neighbors they can't afford to piss off?A proper army requires a lot of logistical support. Even if the "horde" isn't a proper army in the usual sense...it still needs a ton of support to either carry food, gear, maintenance equipment, livestock feed, etc., or it needs a retinue of skillful and effective hunters and gatherers to acquire said resources in order to sustain itself. What are these auxiliaries and logistics types like? How does the "pure warrior" view these folks?Religion will always be a huge factor in any civilization. Who does the Horde worship? Is it possible that there are subversive good-aligned cults trying to sway the horde toward more constructive ends? Have their religious teachings been perverted by dark influences, or perhaps blatantly misunderstood by outsiders, resulting in pointless conflicts that could have been avoided with better understanding? Etc.What are the Horde's strengths? This will determine which part of the Horde military structure actually gets care and support. It will affect the kit they use, the tactics they employ, the wars they fight. Winning wars is almost always about minmaxing the hell out of whatever thing you're already semi-specialized into. Technology, wealth levels, infrastructure, and resources all play huge parts in determining what kind of warfare one uses, and what one does to make the best of one's materiel.</blockquote>

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